Yenatha or Yentha is a village in

Madaya Township Madaya is a township of Aungmyethazan District in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. History In the 16th century, the Gwe Shans built a stockade in the village of Okpo. On October 1, 1886, there was a reported small native garrison at Madaya and nea ...

Pyin Oo Lwin District Pyin Oo Lwin District () is a district of the Mandalay Region in central Burma. It lies northeast of Mandalay, with the Myitnge River as its southern boundary.

, in the

Mandalay Region Mandalay Region ( my, မန္တလေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; formerly Mandalay Division) is an administrative divisions of Myanmar, administrative division of Myanmar. It is located in the center of the country, bordering ...

of central

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. It is located 7 miles northeast of Madaya, connected by the National Highway 31. The Japanese were reported to have "put up pockets of resistance" at Yenatha during

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. The

Madaya River Madaya may refer to: * Madaya, Syria, a town in Syria *Madaya Township, a township in Myanmar containing: **Madaya, Myanmar Madaya is a town in the Mandalay Region of central Myanmar. It is the seat of Madaya Township. It lies along National H ...

flows nearby to the south and joins the

Irrawaddy River The Irrawaddy River ( Ayeyarwady River; , , from Indic ''revatī'', meaning "abounding in riches") is a river that flows from north to south through Myanmar (Burma). It is the country's largest river and most important commercial waterway. Origi ...

as well as the Yenatha Canal as part of the

Mandalay Canal Mandalay ( or ; ) is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. Located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631km (392 miles) (Road Distance) north of Yangon, the city has a population of 1,225,553 (2014 census). Mandalay was fou ...

network. The Yenatha Irrigation Scheme has been funded by the

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, who recognizes the importance and potential of agriculture and fisheries in the area. The canal involves a pump irrigation scheme and cost some 9,900,000 ''

kyat The kyat (, or ; my, ကျပ် ; ISO 4217 code MMK) is the currency of Myanmar (Burma). The typical notation for the kyat is "K" (singular) and "Ks." (plural), placed before the numerals followed by " /-" The term ''kyat'' derives from th ...

'' to build. A Leprosy hospital lies to the south of Yenatha.

References

{{Reflist Populated places in Pyin Oo Lwin District Madaya Township